Melita hergensis Reid, 1939
(an amphipod)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelita hergensis (an amphipod)
GenusMelita (a genus of amphipods)
FamilyMELITIDAE (a family of amphipods)
SuperfamilyHADZIOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
ParvorderHadziidira (a parvorder of crustaceans)
InfraorderHadziida (an infraorder of crustaceans)
SuborderSENTICAUDATA (a suborder of crustaceans)
OrderAMPHIPODA (freshwater shrimps, sand hoppers and other amphipods)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Melita hergensis (an amphipod) :
1: Melita hergensis (an amphipod)
27 Sep 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
black amphipods, under rock on mid-shore
Image 1: Antenna 1 - magnified - white backgroundImage 2: Antenna 2 - magnified - white backgroundImage 3: Gnathopods 1 and 2 - magnified - white backgroundImage 4: Head - magnified - white backgroundImage 5: Lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Lateral view - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 7: Lateral view - highly enlarged - white background (3)Image 8: Specimen - head - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 9: Specimen - terminalia - lateral view - magnified - dark backgroundImage 10: Specimen - urosome and telson - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 11: Specimen - urosome and telson - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 12: Terminalia - magnified - white backgroundImage 13: Terminalia - magnified - white background (2)

Melita hergensis (an amphipod) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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